ILLICHMANN CASTALLOY S.R.O.

Alicon to nurture silicon carbide deposition technology in India

Till recently, the technology formanufacturing and supply of cylinderswith internal silicon carbide deposition forgasoline vehicles or two wheelers was notavailable in India.Silicon carbide is formed in two ways,reaction bonding and sintering. Eachforming method greatly affects the endmicrostructure. Both forms of siliconcarbide (SiC) are highly wear resistant withgood mechanical properties, including hightemperature strength and thermal shockresistance.The Pune-based Alicon Castalloy Ltd,a part of Alicon Group, has foreseenthe requirement of this technology. Thecompany worked for over two years on thesame and brought this commercial viablesolution for the OEMs in India.Alicon Group is a global consortium ofcompanies involved in design, engineering,Indsur Global Ltd, one of the leadingmanufacturers of power infrastructurecastings in India, has tied up with reputedGlobal Industrial Group (GIG) of Russia, aleading power insulator manufacturer, forlong term supply of castings.The initial commitment is for ordervalued at $10 million, which will be suppliedin next 18 months. The supplies wouldcommence from April 2015 onwards. Thecontract was agreed upon and signedbetween Yaakov Denis, CEO, GIG Groupand Amit Lodha, Director, Indsur Group,during former’s visit to India recently.It is important to note that prior to thearrangement, GIG Group was sourcing itssupplies from China.Commenting on the occasion, SMLodha, Chairman, Indsur Group said, “Weat Indsur have always believed in raisingthe bar when it comes to scale, qualityand cost efficiency. In doing so, we havebecome a supplier of choice to marqueeglobal companies. The tie-up with GIGGroup is yet another step that proves ourcommitment to sustained value creation forour stakeholders as well as for the nation.”He further added, “We are proud toadvocate and support Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s call for ‘Make in India’ andare fully committed towards establishingIndia at the forefront of preferred sourcingdestinations, globally. In the past fewyears, we are proud to have successfullypromoted ‘Make in India’ brand quitecasting, machining and assembly, paintingand surface treatment of aluminumcomponents.Alicon recently signed an MoU withAthena Spa, Italy, for manufacturing andsupply of cylinders with internal siliconcarbide deposition for gasoline vehicles ortwo wheelers.